Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. 17 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
One of 342 National Register listings published here for Norfolk County · listed in 1992 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 370 fires within 5 miles of Central Square Historic District between 2015 and 2020, burning about 170 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 157 |
| Debris and open burning | 98 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 |
| Smoking | 40 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | WEYMOUTH |
| 7 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BRAINTREE |
| 7 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BRAINTREE |
| 5 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | QUINCY |
| 5 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | WEYMOUTH |
| 4 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | HINGHAM |
| 3 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | HINGHAM |
| 29 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | WEYMOUTH |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Central Square Historic District: 10 producers, 9 past producers. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates Brothers Seam Face Granite Co | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Marshfield Sand and Gravel | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Old Colony Crushed Stone | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Plymouth Quarries | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Weymouth Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Bates Brothers Realty Trust Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bristol Pit & Plant Lorusso | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ernest Minelli Inc Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hingham Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Margetts Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Jefferson School | under 500 feet | 1981 |
 | Weymouth Civic District | 0.3 miles | 1992 |
| George E. Keith Company Factory No. 8 | 0.6 miles | 2025 | |
 | Washington School | 0.7 miles | 1986 |
 | John Adams School | 1.0 miles | 1985 |
 | Weymouth Meeting House Historic District | 1.1 miles | 2010 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92000040 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Norfolk County | All 342 listed properties in this county. |
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